Ipswich | Stowmarket

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Beginner-friendly and Advanced classes, a proper kids programme and strength & conditioning - all under one roof. Your first two weeks are free.

The Fortitude BJJ Ipswich team lined up on the mats after class

No egos, no initiation. Just good training.

Fortitude is a working gym in Suffolk built on one idea: consistent training changes people. Our beginners classes assume you've never touched a gi - our advanced and no-gi sessions give experienced grapplers somewhere hard to work.

Beginners and advanced

Daily sessions 7 days a week for beginners and experienced grapplers.

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Kids programme

Four days a week. Structured, disciplined and genuinely fun.

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Strength & conditioning

Grappler-specific S&C, included free with the Gym & Jitz membership.

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Ipswich weekly schedule

Timetable

Adults BJJ Kids Strength & Conditioning

Monday

  • Kids17:00 - 17:50
  • Beginners18:00 - 19:00
  • Advanced19:00 - 20:00

Tuesday

  • Open Mat12:00 - 13:00

Wednesday

  • Gi12:00 - 13:00
  • Kids17:00 - 17:50
  • Beginners18:00 - 19:00
  • No Gi19:00 - 20:00

Thursday

  • S&C18:00 - 18:45
  • No Gi18:00 - 19:00

Friday

  • Gi12:00 - 13:00

Saturday

  • Kids10:00 - 11:00
  • Open Mat11:00 - 12:00

Sunday

  • Kids11:00 - 11:45
  • Ladies Open Mat12:00 - 13:00
  • Open Mat13:00 - 14:00

Memberships

Plans & prices

Rolling monthly memberships, no joining fee. Not sure yet? Take the two week free trial first and pick a plan afterwards.

Adults

Gym & Jitz

Popular
£75per month

Unlimited BJJ plus full access to Fortitude Fitness strength & conditioning.

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Gold Plus

£67.50per month

Unlimited BJJ - every gi, no-gi and open mat session on the timetable.

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Silver

£55per month

Two classes a week. Ideal if you train around shifts or family.

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Bronze

£37.50per month

One class a week. A steady way to build the habit.

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Student

Discountedvalid student ID

Reduced rate membership for students in full-time education.

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Kids

Kids Gold

Popular
£55per month

Unlimited kids classes across the week.

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Kids Silver

£40per month

Two kids classes a week.

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Kids Bronze

£33per month

One kids class a week.

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Family Plus

Train together, pay less.

Training as a family? Family packages are available at request - get in touch and we'll build the right one.

Family Plus
Head Coach Liam Stewart wearing a black belt in a white gi

High Level Coaches

Head Coach Liam Stewart.

Black Belt Coach with over a decade of coaching experience.

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Fortitude Fitness

Strength that holds up.

Thursday S&C is 45 minutes of grappler-specific conditioning - included free on the Gym & Jitz membership alongside unlimited jiu jitsu.

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Fortitude Fitness gym floor with racks, benches and members training

Get in touch

Come and visit

The quickest way to start is the two week free trial - sign up online and turn up. For anything else, message us and we'll come back to you.

First session

Wear shorts and a t-shirt, bring water and arrive ten minutes early. We'll loan you a gi where needed.

Kids & family

Parents are welcome to watch. Family packages are available at request - just ask.

Two locations

Ipswich is our main gym. We also train in Stowmarket - see the Stowmarket page for details.

What members say

Google reviews

Rated by the people who train here. Read every review, or leave your own, on our Google business profile.

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★★★★★

Best gym in Suffolk

Walked in with zero experience and never felt out of place. The beginners class is genuinely welcoming and the coaching is top level.

★★★★★

Brilliant kids classes

My son's confidence has come on massively. Structured, disciplined and he never wants to miss a session.

★★★★★

Great community

Friendly, no egos, and everyone helps each other improve. The open mats are the highlight of my week.

Two weeks. On us.

Try every class on the timetable for free before you commit to anything.

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